1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.Be3 d6 6.Nc3 Nf6 { Fairly standard Sicilian setup so far. } 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Qd2 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qb6 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.Be2 Nc6 12.h3 { Now I force the Knight to retreat... } 12...Nge5 13.f4 { And again... } 13...Nd7 14.O-O-O { Development complete! } 14...a6 15.g4 { Trying to generate an attack more quickly than my opponent can attack my King } 15...h6 16.Bh4 b5 17.Bf3 { Trying to take advantage of the diagonal } 17...Nb6 18.Nd5 { Forcing my opponent to make a decision... } 18...Nxd5 { And now do I capture back with the pawn or the Queen? } 19.exd5 { I went for the pawn to restrict the movement of the Knight once it retreats } 19...Nd8 20.Rhe1 { At this point I offered a draw, but my opponent was keen to play on. } 20...Re8 { I will now try to take advantage of my opponents disconnected back rank. } 21.Bf2 Bb7 { I think this is a mistake, I would have played Nb7 and then Nc5 to control the centre. The Bishop is better on the c8-h3 diagonal. } 22.f5 { Taking advantage of the lack of Bishop on the diagonal } 22...Rc8 { Making me very aware of the mate threat on c2 } 23.Bd4 { Trying to swap off the strong dark-squared Bishop... } 23...Bxd4 { And my opponent obliges! } 24.Nxd4 { Now the Knight covers c2 so the Queen is freed up to attack h6 } 24...g5 25.h4 { Trying to open up the h-file } 25...f6 26.hxg5 fxg5 { I think hxg5 may be better, but Black is already a bit worse here. } 27.Rh1 Nf7 { The Knight re-enters the game } 28.Rxh6 { !! - this move is winning in all combinations that I can see. } 28...e5 29.Rg6+ Kf8 30.Ne6+ Rxe6 31.fxe6 { Opening up the f-file for an attack } 31...e4 32.Bxe4 Ne5 33.Rf1+ { Black resigned here, mate is following in a few moves. } 1-0

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot post attachments in this forum